Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio - A Shade Of Blue Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio
180g Black Vinyl 2LP Audiophile Pressing
Japanese jazz legend Tsuyoshi Yamamoto's 2023 album, A Shade Of Blue, undoubtedly reflects his love of the piano trio - a format pioneered in the 1940s by Nat King Cole and further expanded in the '50s by innovators like Oscar Peterson, Ahmad Jamal, and Bill Evans.
Yamamoto's highly experienced trio - which has a combined age of 215 years - features bassist Hiroshi Kagawa and drummer Toshio Osumi. A Shade Of Blue reveals the three musicians' incredible musical chemistry; listening to the ten tracks they've recorded together, it's as if they breathe, think, and feel as one person - such is the musical empathy between them.
A Shade Of Blue will be released by evosound on Ultra HD Blu-ray (Dolby Atmos/ Auro-3D/ Stereo) and Blu-ray (Dolby Atmos/Stereo), with an MQA-CD included with the latter, and on 180g Double Vinyl LP.
Track List
LP1
Side A
1. Speed Ball Blues
2. Speak Low
Side B
1. The Way We Were
2. Like Someone In Love
3. Black Is The Color
LP2
Side A
1. Girl Talk
2. Midnight Sugar
3. Last Tango In Paris
Side B
1. Misty
2. Bye Bye Blackbird
CD MQA-CD + Blu-ray
CD
1. Speed Ball Blues
2. Speak Low
3. The Way We Were
4. Like Someone In Love
5. Black Is The Color
6. Girl Talk
7. Midnight Sugar
8. Last Tango In Paris
9. Misty
10. Bye Bye Blackbird
Blu-ray
1. Opening
2. Introduction
3. Speed Ball Blues
4. Interview: Impression on the Immersive Audio
5. Speak Low
6. The Way We Were
7. Like Someone In Love
8. Interview: "Speak Low"
9. Black Is The Color
10. Girl Talk
11. Interview: "Black Is The Color, Girl Talk, Midnight Sugar"
12. Midnight Sugar
13. Last Tango In Paris
14. Interview: "Last Tango In Paris"
15. Misty
16. Bye Bye Blackbird
17. Ending Credits
18. Interview: Self-introduction of Hiroshi Kagawa
19. Interview: Self-introduction of Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
20. Interview: Self-introduction of Toshio Osumi
21. Interview: About the Beginnings of the Trio
22. Interview: About Recording of the Debut Album
4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
1. Opening
2. Introduction
3. Speed Ball Blues
4. Interview: Impression on the Immersive Audio
5. Speak Low
6. The Way We Were
7. Like Someone In Love
8. Interview: "Speak Low"
9. Black Is The Color
10. Girl Talk
11. Interview: "Black Is The Color, Girl Talk, Midnight Sugar"
12. Midnight Sugar
13. Last Tango In Paris
14. Interview: "Last Tango In Paris"
15. Misty
16. Bye Bye Blackbird
17. Ending Credits
18. Interview: Self-introduction of Hiroshi Kagawa
19. Interview: Self-introduction of Tsuyoshi Yamamoto
20. Interview: Self-introduction of Toshio Osumi
21. Interview: About the Beginnings of the Trio
22. Interview: About Recording of the Debut Album